The confluence of Scioto River and Mill Creek at The Point in Bellepoint, Ohio, facing southwards towards U.S. Highway 42 and Ohio State Route 257

Bellepoint is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Bellepoint was laid out in 1835.[2] According to tradition, the community was named for the fact the town site is located on a point shaped like a bell.[3] A post office called Belle Point was established in 1837; the name was changed to Bellpoint in 1893, and the post office closed in 1907.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellepoint, Ohio
  2. ^ History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 502.
  3. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

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